METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REQUESTING THE AID OF SECURITY VOLUNTEERS USING A SECURITY NETWORK
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1. A method of requesting the aid of safety volunteers, comprising:
- receiving at a server, a distress signal including a location data, from a first mobile device;
identifying, by the server, a safety volunteer having a location within a predetermined vicinity of the location data, wherein the safety volunteer is pre-screened by the server; and
transmitting, by the server, a message to the safety volunteer, the message including the location data.
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to providing a network of security volunteers who can opt-in to provide security services and/or a physical presence to deter, distract, delay, or prevent a potentially threatening situation. Security volunteers can receive alerts from a central monitoring center regarding nearby distress signals sent from a victim'"'"'s device, and can then proceed to the location of the victim. Security volunteers can view their location and the location of the victim on a map on their mobile devices, as well as communicate with a victim'"'"'s device, the central monitoring center, and other security volunteers who are responding to the scene.
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1. A method of requesting the aid of safety volunteers, comprising:
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receiving at a server, a distress signal including a location data, from a first mobile device; identifying, by the server, a safety volunteer having a location within a predetermined vicinity of the location data, wherein the safety volunteer is pre-screened by the server; and transmitting, by the server, a message to the safety volunteer, the message including the location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of identifying available safety volunteers, comprising:
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receiving, at a server, an opt-in message from a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the mobile devices are operated by safety volunteers; periodically transmitting, from the plurality of mobile devices, location information, to the server; receiving, at the server, a distress signal including a distress location from a distress mobile device; identifying, by the server, mobile devices within a predetermined vicinity of the distress location; and transmitting, by the server, a request message to the identified mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. The method of claim 12, wherein the software application allows the plurality of mobile devices to display a visual map.
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14. A system of requesting the aid of safety volunteers, comprising:
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a server; a mobile device communicatively coupled to the server, the mobile device periodically transmitting location data to the server; a database coupled to the server, the database configured to store the location data; and a processor coupled to the server, the processor configure to determine if the mobile device is within a predetermined vicinity of a target location based on the location data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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